HANOI, Vietnam
Vietnam’s legislature voted Monday to make Pham Minh Chinh, a member of the Communist party with a history as a security official, the country’s next prime minister. Outgoing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was appointed the new president.
The votes of the nearly 500 members of the National Assembly rubber stamped the leadership picks the Communist party made during its national congress in January.
Chinh, 62, most recently was a member of the Communist party’s central committee for personnel and organization. Chinh has had a mixed career in the party apparatus and in the security sector.
He held various posts in the Ministry of Public Security before being selected by the party to be the head of Quang Ninh, a province bordering with China. He is credited with helping with economic development in the province through administrative reform.
Vietnam's legislature voted Monday to make Pham Minh Chinh, a member of the Communist party with a history as a security official, the country's next prime minister. Outgoing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was appointed the new president. The votes of the nearly 500 members of the National Assembly rubber stamped the leadership picks the…
pham-minh-chinh wskw HANOI, April 5 (Bloomberg): Vietnam’s Communist Party on Monday nominated a little-known official to be the country’s next prime minister, tasked with reviving the economy in the wake of the pandemic while navigating growing US-China tensions.
Pham Minh Chinh (
pic), who rose through the ranks of Vietnam’s national security apparatus and has a PhD in law, is the only candidate for prime minister put forward by the Politburo. The National Assembly is expected to approve the 63-year-old, who has also served on a powerful anti-corruption steering committee, later in the day.
Chinh will be the main point person for Vietnam’s interactions with the world even though other members of Vietnam’s Communist Party are better known and seen as more powerful. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, was re-elected to a rare third term on Jan. 31 by the National Party Congress during the once-in-five-year leadership transition wrapping up this week.
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Vietnam National Assembly selects prime minister, president
Vietnamâs legislature has voted to make Pham Minh Chinh, a member of the Communist party with a history as a security official, the countryâs next prime minister
By HAU DINH Associated Press
April 5, 2021, 10:11 AM
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Vietnamese leaders cast ballot to elect new Prime Minister, from left, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Communist General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairman of National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and newly elected Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, April 5, 2021. Vietnam s legislature voted Monday to make Pham Minh Chinh, a member of the Communist party s central committee for personnel and organization, the country s next prime minister. Outgoing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was appointed the new president.(Nguyen Phuong Hoa/VNA via AP)